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Taking a 'Cure'

To the Editor: Yes, Padua is well worth the trip from Venice, as Dais ann McLane concluded in ''Soaking Up All That Padua Has to Offer'' (Nov. 28). She, however, made too hasty a conclusion about Abano, based on a glance from her seat in the bus.

Abano Terme is a charming and welcoming town that people have been visiting for 2,500 years, primarily for ''the cure.'' The mud baths, first discovered by Roman soldiers and considered a curative of a variety of aches and pains, was what drew me to this small country town in the Euganean hillside. But in addition to the special mud, a visitor who gets off the bus can find wonderful food and an oddly captivating night life in Abano as well. I was distracted from my back pain by the nightly passeggiata, sitting at a cafe for a small espresso or digestivo, the frequent entertainment in the piazza and the interesting mixture of visitors from all over the globe.